The Official Budget-Conscious Dream Machine!

you really think anybody is ever going to come to this thread ever agoin.....

it was a good thread while it lasted

lol

 

ya tru...i was hoping they will com again

 

lol...

they are gone my good friend, they have migrated to the richer side of the world

 

intel pentium d 805 £67

http://www.advancetec.co.uk/acatalog/dual_core.html

 

i hope everybody is not gone from this thread yet. i want to build a new computer. i just really need it for internet, for DVD burning, and some minor Excel, and Word programs. No gaming or anything else like that. i have 400 dollars to spend. i already have the DVDRom, and the DVD burner. i need a descent processor, mobo, memory, case, video card, and a sound card. i hope people are still around here.

 

How about this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104317
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128009
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146580
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811147056
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817182021
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822135106

Dave

 

that all looks really good. i appreciate the info, i was just wondering if that processor is good or not?

what about this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103622
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131530
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141423
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136062
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144076

 

That there is a Socket 939 and will not be very upgradeable in the future. Why not try this out(it goes over budget by 1 dollar):
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans 2.4GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103029

GIGABYTE GA-M51GM-S2G Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128009

pqi 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141187

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144415

APEVIA (ASPIRE) X-Infinity ATXB6KLW-BK/420 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX 420W power supply for AMD/Intel Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144076

Dave

 

for those of us in the uk heres a core2duo for under £450


mobo -Gigabyte 945PL-S3 - £59
see post below

cpu - e6300 - £126
see post below

ram - 1gb ddr2 - £67
see post below

gpu - 7600gt - £108 - 4th down
http://www.advancetec.co.uk/acatalog/Asus_nv_pcx.html

hdd - 250 GB Samsung SP2504C SpinPoint - £47 - 3rd down
http://www.advancetec.co.uk/acatalog/250GB.html

dvdrw - Pioneer DVR-111D - £23 - 25th down
http://www.advancetec.co.uk/acatalog/INTE_WRS.html

psu - 400w - £0

case - black/silver - £19
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo...921&GroupID=511

 

Bargain! Half the links don't work.

 

with the system you have set up for me, can i in the future if i decide could that one be upgraded to Duo Core?

i really do like what you have come up with. thanks alot. i think i am going to start ordering some of this stuff on monday, if you come back and tell me it will be upgradable.

 

Yes. It can be upgraded with the Athlon 64 x2 CPU's (x2 meaning Dual Core).

 

sorry dudes its scan that doesnt like it, try again, open a new tab,then copy and paste these into google,

mobo
www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=448644

cpu
www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=430631

ram
www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=182628

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after another look at the mobo you need to get 2x512mbs of ram not 1x1gb
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=121624

 

This threads dead again!!!

 

y?

 

No its not dead, I just had a look, a geforce 6600 gt is a great budget card from www.scan.co.uk under £45

 

http://www.autdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Core2_Duo.html

the cheapest e6300 in the uk?

quite possibly

use this and that 6600gt and you would be spending £340 for a core 2 duo setup.

hows that for a budget system?

 

is the e6300 any good for gaming? and with it saying it is 1.8ghz does that mean that it have 2 1.8ghz processors as it is dual core or is it 2 0.9ghz processors? any one with more info about dual core processors please explain and is it hard to overclock it?

 

the clock speed quoted is for each core, so that is 2x 1.8ghz.

as for gaming....well im not sure. a high clock speed is better but as more games are optimized for multi core processors it will start to matter less.

these cpus over clock great ask in the offical overclocking thread about it. you will want a better mobo than the one i posted above as thats not that great for overclocking, if your on a budget the abit ab9 is great for its price.

 

ok i am not the richest kid in the world, lol but i still want a quick computer that can keep up with how fast i think (haha) so what can i do 2 better my computer.....but with only 200 dollars??? i dont know much about computers, but i know a little, so plz can any1 give me sum advice??